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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2010

MCI delivers J4500 to Houston

Features a Cummins ISM 410 horsepower engine with an Allison transmission, wide-ride suspension and electronic stability control. Upgrades include onboard Wi-Fi, a Blaupunkt Pro-Line entertainment system and three-point seat belts.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2010

FMCSA awards $1M for driver safety training

Program aims to make roadways safer by increasing the number of CDL holders with enhanced safety training and to assist economically distressed regions of the U.S. by providing training opportunities for qualified individuals to become commercial motor vehicle operators.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2010

FRA awards $46.5M for Wisconsin high-speed rail

Wisconsin DOT will complete preliminary engineering and final design work, conduct program management activities and complete environmental management plans for the Milwaukee-to-Madison high-speed rail corridor that will operate at speeds of up to 110 miles per hour.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2010

Poll: Chicagoans support funding transit over roads

Sharing the long-held stance of many city residents, 52-percent of suburbanites said they agree with investing more government resources in public transit, versus 32 percent who chose improvements to highways and toll roads.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2010

N.Y. MTA budget reflects cuts due to $900M shortfall

Plan relies on expanded cost-cutting initiatives, controlling labor costs and increasing fares and toll revenue.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2010

Suspended TriMet driver/blogger to return to work

Christensen said the point of the message was that some bicyclists are reckless and added that TriMet put no pressure on him to stop blogging, according to local news source.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2010

HDR/Hawaii Pacific Engineers win Honolulu rail contract

The contract will move forward the designs of the West Loch, Waipahu Transit Center and Leeward Community College stations.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2010

Utah Rep. wants UTA to bid out services

The UTA is currently in a labor dispute with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 382, which covers 1,300 of its 2,000 employees.

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Newsby StaffJuly 28, 2010

Rep. Mica: Gas tax increase dead

Although some leading Democrats support a gas tax increase in the next surface transportation reauthorization, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, who testified at a hearing Tuesday, confirmed that the administration does not support any increase in the gas tax.

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Newsby StaffJuly 28, 2010

Centro receives final funding piece for bus transfer hub

Transit customers will have an off-street, open-air, but fully sheltered and supervised location with a dedicated platform section for each specific bus route.

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